Originally Posted by
billtaters
The MEC Chair is a defacto member of the NC within ALPA. You can't realistically blame a Negotiating Committee for bringing something to an MEC while insulating the MEC Chair.
The proper term is “ex officio member” per the Policy Manual and the Negotiating Committee takes their orders from the MEC (the reps). The MEC Chair is then tasked with carrying out the direction of the MEC when the MEC is not in session.
TLDR: The MEC Chairs do not have as much power as everyone seems to think.